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Kanji Detail for 議 - "to discuss, opinion"

議

  • Meaning

    議 means "to discuss, opinion." Also associated with counsel.

    1. Discuss - To consult; to deliberate.

    2. Argue - To debate; to criticize.

    3. Opinion - A proposal; a position; an argument.

    4. Critique - To criticize; to condemn.

    5. Essay - A style of argumentative writing.

  • Words using 議

    • 会議 かいぎ Listen meeting; conference; session
    • 協議 きょうぎ Listen conference; consultation; discussion
    • 審議 しんぎ Listen deliberation; discussion; consideration
    • 決議 けつぎ Listen resolution; vote; decision
    • 議会 ぎかい Listen congress; parliament; diet
    • 議員 ぎいん Listen member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament
    • 議長 ぎちょう Listen chair; chairman; chairperson
    • 議席 ぎせき Listen parliamentary seat

  • Four-character idioms with 議

    • 不可思議 ふかしぎ Listen mystery; something inexplicable; wonder
    • 物議騒然 ぶつぎそうぜん Listen tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism
    • 衆議一決 しゅうぎいっけつ Listen deciding unanimously or by consensus
    • 議論百出 ぎろんひゃくしゅつ Listen diverse arguments arising in great numbers
    • 鳩首凝議 きゅうしゅぎょうぎ Listen put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
    • 鳩首協議 きゅうしゅきょうぎ Listen put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)

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    • Verified meaning: to discuss, opinion
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はかり, はかる)
    • Also carries these associations: counsel

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 議

    Given names 議(はかる)Listen

    Surnames 議(はかり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    consult, talk over, discuss

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to comment on; to discuss; to suggest

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To discuss and comment. Distinguishing right and wrong from principles is called 論. Determining acceptability from precedents is called 議. Such as 會議 (meeting), 決議 (resolution). A type of literary genre. Such as 奏議 (memorial), 駁議 (refutation). | To criticize. The Analects says "When there is way in the world, then common people do not criticize."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gi(ギ) ギ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    20 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    discuss opinion counsel criticize condemn debate argument deliberation conference consultation dialogue discourse forum meeting negotiation viewpoint

Sentences including 議

  • It's no use arguing with him.

  • We discussed the plan yesterday.

  • It is strange that he should have lost the game.

  • I had a strange dream last night.

  • Did he show up at the meeting?

  • It is no use arguing about it.

  • He took part in the meeting.

  • They discuss the matter every day.

  • You should have attended the meeting in person.

  • The meeting will be held this afternoon.

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